5 Yr old shoots gator

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Simon Hughes, 5, ...

5 Yr old shoots gator

Only in Texas, Imagine the father taught his son how to shoot at 4 years old. Sure came in handy!

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Simon Hughes, 5, sits beside the 800-pound alligator he shot down in Texas.
Texas-born Simon Hughes, 5, doesn’t look intimidating. But put a gun in his hands and pit him against an 800-pound alligator and it’s a different story.

Simon's been training to handle a gun since he was just 4, his dad told MyFOXHouston — and it's a good thing, too, or else he could've gotten hurt by the mega-gator that wound up on the Hughes family ranch.

The huge alligator bit into a baited hook in a marsh on the property, coming face-to-face with Simon. The boy reacted with lightning speed, grabbing his gun and shooting the reptile in the head.